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 William Parsons, 3rd Earl of Rosse - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
William Parsons, 3rd Earl of Rosse KP (June 17, 1800 – October 31, 1867) was born in Monkstown, County Cork and was an Irish astronomer.
Sketch of the Whirlpool Galaxy by William Parsons in 1845
The eldest, Lawrence Parsons, succeeded him as Earl of Rosse and continued some astronomical observations; another son, Charles Algernon Parsons, is known for his commercial development of the steam turbine.
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 William Parsons - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
William Parsons, 3rd Earl of Rosse (1800–1867), Lord Rosse, Irish astronomer
William Parsons (surveyor) (1701–1757), Surveyor General, founder of Easton, Pennsylvania
William Parsons (scientist), physicist at the University of Maryland, College Park
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 Parsons page 1a   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
John William drowned while swimming in Wolf Creek at age ten, and Eletha Jane died just short of her sixteenth birthday as a result of burns she received when her dress caught fire while she was working at a wash pot.
William also must have been one of the oldest, since he was one of the executors of his father's estate in 1836.
The property owned by Emanuel and Joseph Parsons, John and James Rutledge, and Andrew Jackson Herron, husband of Narcissa Tate Parsons, the eldest child of John and Eletha, is also shown on the map of northeastern Cherokee County.
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 Parsons Burials
Parsons was the former Wilma Brock and is a sister of Mrs.
parsons of Jolley, formerly of Jasper county, Vivian Clara was born on a farm near Newton Nov. 4, 1924.
Parsons of Jolley, Ia., and granddaughter of Mrs.
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 William Parsons (1701-1757)
Parsons served three terms as Justice of the Peace between 1752 and 1757; one term as an Assemblyman, 1753; and filled the offices of Prothonotary, Clerk of the Court, Recorder, and Clerk of the Commissioners.
William Parsons was married at Philadelphia in 1722, to Johanna Christina Zeidig, born May, 1699, a daughter of John Julius Zeidig and Salome Margaret Sprogel, a daughter of the Rev. John Henry Sprogel, a widely known clergyman and educator of Quedlinburg, in the Saxon province of Prussia.
Parsons, about the date of his marriage was in nominal connection with the Lutheran Church, but was so absorbed in studies and plans in the direction of his personal inclinations and ambitions, that he had no sympathy with the fervent piety of his German wife, and at times was indifferent and harsh towards her.
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 Pvt. William Parsons
William Parsons' was a freind of David C. Nance.
William died in a Houston hospital from pneumonia or typhoid February 24th 1862, at the age of 24.
Billy Parsons' funeral services were conducted with military honors in a brush arbor south of Cedar Hill with the burial in a nearby graveyard that Dave identified as " the Shiloh Cemetery near Ovilla." Their messmate buried, Dave and the men of the Long Branch rushed to rejoin their regiment.
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 William "Deke" Parsons, Rear Admiral | Biography | atomicarchive.com
William "Deke" Parsons, Rear Admiral (1901 - 1953)
Rear Admiral William "Deak" Parsons was born on November 26, 1901, in Evanston, Illinois.
Parsons was also the head of Project Alberta, which oversaw the various responsibilities necessary for the actual delivery of the bombs.
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 Scottie Parsons - William Campbell Contemporary Art
Parsons continues to romanticize this infinity in fields of rich color that are so characteristic of her work.
Parsons continues her use of writing on many of the paintings.
Parsons breaks up what would otherwise be a large color field with subtle areas that have interest and an artistic character unto themselves.
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 MY WV PARSONS   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
WILLIAM PARSONS born in the early 1700's and died in 1778.
William was to have come from Prussia to the Netherlands and then to the eastern shore of Maryland in 1725.
William 1769-1839 m-Susan FINK 1786 in Harrison Co. W(VA) #2 Elizabeth Nancy Walker in 1809 in Harrison Co. All buried at Baptist Grove, Frozen Camp Cemetery.
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 General William H. Parsons   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
William Henry Parsons, newspaper editor, legislator, and Confederate colonel, son of Samuel and Hannah (Broadwell) Parsons, was born in New Jersey on April 23, 1826.
At various times Parsons also commanded several independent companies, and some of these later joined the brigade as a battalion under Charles L. Morgan.qv Throughout the war Parsons's men served as scouts and raiders along the west bank of the Mississippi from Missouri to Louisiana.
Parsons was recommended for the rank of brigadier general several times, but never received a promotion because of a dispute over precedence with Colonel Carter.
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 The Newgate Calendar - WILLIAM PARSONS, ESQ.
Parsons warmly expostulated with the governor, declaring that his behaviour was neither that of a man of probity or a gentleman, and requested permission to return.
Parsons being now afflicted with a disorder that prevailed among the French prisoners, was sent on shore for the recovery of his health.
Parsons had not been in the gentleman's family many days before he rode off with a horse which was lent him by his benefactor, and proceeded towards Virginia; on the borders of which country he stopped a gentleman on horseback, and robbed him of five pistoles, a moidore, and ten dollars.
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 WILLIAM WOOD PARSONS PAPERS, 1886-1896   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
William Wood Parsons (1850-l925) was born in Terre Haute and received his education there and in Tuscola, Illinois.
Parsons had a considerable influence outside the school through his contacts with the Department of Public Instruction and through his work as an instructor of teachers in county institutes.
Parsons by a policy of wise moderation prevented this affair from causing permanent dissension and damage.
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 Handbook of Texas Online:
Because the force had been organized under Colonel Parsons, served under him in 1863, and was again under him at the end of the war, it was generally known as Parsons's Brigade.
While Parsons was in Louisiana with part of the brigade, Colonel Carter remained in command of the rest in Arkansas.
Parsons held field command in this unsuccessful attempt to cripple the federal fleet, and in the midst of battle General Green was killed by enemy artillery fire.
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 Legacy Roots - Parsons Family - William C. Parsons
William was working "at pottery" while his wife Mary stayed at home to care for their 4 children: Fred, 5; Mary, 3; Elizabeth, 2; and Laura, 7 months old.
William Parsons household, 1900 U.S. census, Warren County, New York, population schedule, Queensbury, enumeration district [ED] 101, supervisor's district [SD] 5, sheet 6A, dwelling 128, family 128.
William was working as a brick moulder and Mary remained at home with the children.
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 Parsons
William Sterling Parsons, born at Chicago III., 26 November 1901, was appointed to the U.S. Naval Academy in 1918 and commissioned Ensign upon graduating in June 1922.
Parsons continued her training and service operations alternately with the 1st and 7th fleets until selected for conversion to a Guided Missile Destroyer and decommissioned at the Long Beach Naval Shipyard 19 January 1966.
Parsons was reclassified (DDG–33) 15 March 1967 and recommissioned 3 November 1967, assigned to the CruiserDestroyer Force, Pacific Fleet.
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 Parsons Family Photos   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
William and Abigail (McKillips) Parsons, Carrolls, Washington - Original photo property of Paige Parsons, (great great grand daughter of William Parsons) of California.
Parsons children - PHOTO OF FIRST 3 of the 9 CHILDREN OF Leverett and Mary E. (Hooper) Parsons: James William Parsons, Addie May "May" Parsons, Harry Alexander Parsons, all born and raised in Stella, WA.
Addie May "May" Parsons and first husband, Lennie Charles Clark - She was born June 26, 1894 in Stella, WA, died December 25, 1973 in Portland, Oregon.
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 Parsons, William, 3rd Earl of Rosse   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Parsons was born in York and studied at Oxford.
As the eldest son of a titled landowner, he was elected to Parliament while still an undergraduate to represent King's County, a seat he then held for 13 years.
During and after the potato famine of 1846, Parsons worked to alleviate the living conditions of his tenants.
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Joseph's parents (William and Margret) apparently meet sometime after William's relocation to Beaminster and were later married in St.
Joseph Parsons was a successful businessman, records of his business accounts exist from the 1st of September 1652 to the 28th of June 1671, on file at the Springfield City Library.
On the 24th of August 1657, Joseph Parsons made a trade agreement with John Webb concerning trade at Nolwotog and required supplies for one year, to be paid for in beaver pelts, ranging from £2 5s to £3 10s.
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 Our Full DataBank of Canada, Newfoundland and England
William PARSONS was born on 26 Jul 1832 in Cat Harbour, Newfoundland, Canada..
William Joseph PARSONS was born on 21 Aug 1903 in Greenspond, Newfoundland, Canada.
William PAUL was born in 1818 in Greenspond, Newfoundland, Canada.
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 NASA - William (Bill) W. Parsons, Jr.
William W. Parsons, a native of Mississippi, was named the new director of NASA's John C. Stennis Space Center on September 13, 2005.
Parsons relocated to NASA Johnson Space Center, Houston, to become the director of the Center Operations Directorate.
Parsons has received numerous honors, including NASA's Exceptional Service Medal; the National Intelligence Medal of Achievement; the Silver Snoopy, awarded by astronauts for outstanding performance in flight safety and mission success; the Center Directors' Commendation; and the Commandants Certificate of Commendation from the U.S. Marine Corps.
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 SPACE.com -- William Parsons will be NASA's New Shuttle Chief
NASA's William Parsons, selected in May 2003 to become the new shuttle program manager, replacing Ron Dittemore.
WASHINGTON (AP) -- William W. Parsons, director of NASA's John C. Stennis Space Center in Mississippi, was named Friday as the new manager of the space shuttle program.
Parsons was named the Stennis center director in August 2002 after almost a decade of work at the Johnson and Kennedy space centers.
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 Descendants of William Parsons, Sr   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Descendants of William Parsons, Sr Descendants of William Parsons, Sr.
Parsons, Sr., born November 04, 1745 in Queen Anne County, Maryland; died November 04, 1823 in Frozen Camp.
William Edward Jones, born October 24, 1882 in Higby, Roane County, West Virginia; died January 02, 1972 in Charleston, Kanawha County, West Virginia.
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 Parsons Family Stories
The Parsons family is thought to have moved from England to the east coast of Maryland, and then in the next generation to Guilford County, North Carolina.
James William Parsons Sr., the son of George Parsons and Ruth Green, was born on January 27, 1771 in Guilford County, North Carolina.
According to the 1880 census, a Green M. Parsons in Indiana who was born in North Carolina in 1835 lived in Indiana.
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 William Parsons, retired dean at Mass. College of Pharmacy - The Boston Globe
William H. Parsons of East Harwich, retired professor and dean at Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, died Monday at Cape Cod Hospital in Hyannis after a brief illness.
In 1961, Dr. Parsons moved to Needham and began working as a professor of physics at Massachusetts College of Pharmacy.
Parsons leaves another son, William J. of Raleigh, N.C.; and five grandchildren.
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 Virginians: The Family History of Joseph Parsons (-1656)
Joseph Parsons of Charles City County may be the grandfather of William Parsons.
An unknown son of Joseph Parsons was likely the father of William Parsons.
William Parsons named his first son Joseph and lived on Bailey Creek where Joseph Parsons lived until 1656.
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 Rosse, William Parsons, 3d earl of - HighBeam Encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
ROSSE, WILLIAM PARSONS, 3D EARL OF [Rosse, William Parsons, 3d earl of], 1800-1867, British astronomer and constructor of telescopes.
For many years it was chiefly devoted to the study of the nebulae.
Some nebulae that had eluded Sir William Herschel were resolved into groups of stars, many binary and triple stars were discovered, and the moon was more completely described.
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 Parsons surname interest
Kim's gggg Grandmother was Ann PARSONS (c1804-?), born in Chapel Allerton which I understand is in Somerset, England.
Fred believes Sarah's parents may be either John and Sarah PARSONS who had a daughter Sarah in 1822 in Monksilver, or Benjamin and Sarah PARSONS who had a daughter Sarah in 1823 in Williton.
William was baptised at Curry Rivel on 31 May 1803, and he's David's GG Grandfather.
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 NYPL, Science and Technology, William Barclay Parsons and the NYC Subway
At age 35, Parsons is appointed Chief Engineer of the Rapid Transit Commission.
William Barclay Parsons died in New York City on May 9.
Parson's wife and children presented the New York Public Library with his collection of books and manuscripts, which contained works on transportation engineering, now known as the "Parsons Collection."
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 William Henry PARSONS 1885 - 1951   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
"Billy Parsons was a very talented man, being a skilled wood carver, and the many examples of his skill, love and devotion to the church were to be seen amongst the artefacts in Holy Trinity.
An earlier Bishop's Chair also caned by Mr Parsons in memory of his own father and consecrated by Bishop Willis in 1927 now resides in the Church of England School in William Street.
After his death in 1951 the caretaking and vergering tradition was carried on by his family mainly by his wife and son George.
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 William Parsons (I)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
A Father's Heart (1914) (as William E. Parsons)
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